Eyeglass-case



(No Model.)

J. Z. LE PAGE.

EYEGLASS CASE.

Patented Sept. 14,1897.

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llNTTEn STATES PATENT CEErcE.

JOSEPH Z. LE PAGE, OF NE? YORK, N. Y ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS,TO THE AMERICAN OPTICAL COMPANY, OF SOUTHBRIDGE,

MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPEOIFIGATZON forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,043, datedSeptember 14, 1397. Application filed February 12, 1897. Serial No,623,139. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH Z. LE PAGE, of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Eyeglass-Cases, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide a case for eyeglassesadapted to be more conveniently manipulated and open ed and closed thanthe cases now in use.

My invention consists in the improved construction which I will nowproceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanyin drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a side view of my improved eyeglass-holde1z Fig. 2represents a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents an endview illustrating the method of holding and opening the case.

The same letters and numerals of reference indicate the same parts inall the figures.

In carrying out my invention I provide an elongated eyeglass-holderwhich is composed of a dished side a and a flat side I), said sidesbeing formed to inclose a space adapted to receive a pair of eyeglasses.The flat side b is composed of two sections 2 and 3, each of whichextends from end to end of the case, the section 2 being rigidly securedalong one edge and atits end portions to the correspon ding portions ofthe dished side a, while the section 3 is hinged to the inner edge ofthe section 2, said hinge being lengthwise of the case. The section 3 istherefore a movable lid which is adapted to be opened to permit thesidewise removal and insertion of the eyeglasses while opened out as inuse. The hinge connection between the sections 2 and 3 may be of anysuitable character and may be composed of the usual leather coveringwhich is secured to the parts or pieces which comprise the body of thefiat side, the case being preferably constructed of inner plates of somesuitably stiff material, such as aluminium, coated externally withleather and provided internally with a suitable lining of material, suchas velvet. Owing to this con struction of the joint extending lengthwiseof flat sections 2 and 3 I am enabled to form a suiiieiently stronghinge of the usual leather covering itself without necessitating theemployment of metallic hinges.

It will be seen that the section 2, aflixed to the dished or bodyportion of the case, constitutes a rest for the thumb of the hand whichholds the case, so that the case is ena'bled to be firmly and securelygrasped by one hand while the lid is being opened and the eyeglassesinserted or removed by the other hand.

In Fig. 3 I show a convenient manner of holding and manipulating thecase, the thumb and fingers of the left hand grasping the portion of thecase which includes the fixed section 2, while the thumb of the otherhand is being used to raise the lid-section 3 and hold it open while theeyeglasses are being withdrawn. The lid-section 3 may be held in itsclosed position by any suitable means, such as a snap edge or flange 4-,formed on the margin of said section and adapted to snap over thecorresponding edge of the dished side or body a. Any other suitablefastening means may be employed. A spring may be used to hold thelid-section closed if desired.

My improved case of the type mentioned possesses the advantage by theprovision of a rest which is aflixed to the dished portion of the bodyof the case and is located beside the hinged portion or lid, so that oneof the long edges of the case can be firmly held or grasped by the thumband fingers of one hand, as illustrated in Fig. 3. This provisionmaterially enhances the convenience of a case of this character.

It will be observed that although the lidsection when opened uncoversbut about half the interior of the case the dished form of the side orbody a enables the eyeglasses to be inserted and removed by an edgewisemovement.

I claim An elongated eyeglass-case comprising a dished side or body, anda longitudinally-divided flat side, one section of the flat side beingaffixed to the dished side and forming a thumb-rest, while the othersection constitutes a movable lid which is located beside and is hingedto the said thumb-rest by the two sul'Jseribing Witnesses, this 10th dayof flexible covering of the ease, the said lid when February, A. T).1897.

opened permitting a pair of eyeglasses to be i 1 r x 1 moved edgewiseand without folding into or JOSLI LE 1 A613 5 out of the ease.\Vitnesses:

- In testimony whereof I have signed my RICHARD \V. RYER,

name to this specification, in the presence of OVIDE ROBILLARD.

